I started this style blog in August and since then, my eyes have been opened! I am having a blast exploring style, trying trends and indulging my fondness for shopping – all at an amazingly low price. I sound like a mattress commercial. I am beyond impressed by VV Boutique and have expanded my wardrobe further than I would have imagined possible on what works

I’ve seen plaid shirts all over the place lately, and the decent selection at VV Boutique reflects the trend, interestingly enough. I don’t know if that means the trend is on it’s way out or that people are buying so many that they’re donating anything but the latest favour, or maybe, like me, they have trouble getting a good fit in the bust and up

Mustard high-low dress and red velvet vintage Hand design necklace that speaks its own message Fresh water pearls with sparkly cross These are a few of my favourite things Gray textured tights that are my only pair Babybliss iron puts curls in my hair Mustard Frye boots never fail to impress These are a few of my favourite things Making cookies! Wrapping presents! Christmas E-eve church…

Big day yesterday. Last day of work before the Christmas holidays. Preschool Christmas party. School Christmas concert. Major proposal due at work. (Well, I don’t know if you could say “major.” I don’t generally do proposals at work so this one felt major because of its uniqueness.) Today was the perfect day to wear one of my favourite pieces I scored on Monday’s 50% off sale

I tried. I really did. I read the Ain’t No Mom Jeans fabulous-as-always post on wearing a maxi skirt/dress in winter and felt so inspired! I had been looking longingly at my maxi dress the other day and was so excited to have “permission” to wear it in winter that I immediately tried it several ways. First up, I tried layering it with a sweater and vest, just

Back in August when I started this VV Boutique adventure, I was already looking forward to the challenge of finding a Christmas festivity ensemble… As it turned out, both my and my hubby’s work parties were low key lunch affairs so no party dress required. Boo. Our other Christmas affairs were also pretty casual, like our fun line-up today: the kids’ Sunday School concert and family

Somehow sick kids and long work and tragic news just make style seem a little … frivolous. But you know what? It isn’t frivolous. There is a whole heck of a lot that we cannot control in our little worlds, but we are in control of what we put on our bodies, how we express ourselves, and how we respect reality but choose our attitudes. So,

I am not into numerology but I am into Psalm 118:24 and so I have been planning for a while to do some extra rejoicing on this extra special day! My hubby booked a vacation day, I switched days of work and we planned to spend a super duper awesome fun family day together taking tons of photos and making memorable scenes. Instead I woke

I mentioned last time that I have recently acquired a(nother) awesome scarf that is in contention to become my favourite if I were to choose one…! Well, I had a perfect opportunity to wear it yesterday on the occasion of the 15th Anniversary of my first real date with my husband. Something to celebrate, for sure! Which we did, by having a fast lunch then cramming as

Just want to say a big welcome to all the new visitors to VV Boutique Style! Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! Let’s talk about my head. I crop for practicality (not a model, no fancy camera, my photographers are usually children or my hubby who has, er, a different perspective) and to keep the focus on the clothes. So let’s